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Last night was very depressing for a lot of reasons. First there was Alex Rodríguez and the circus that is following him where ever he goes joining the Yankees, second was Andy Pettitte looking like he had completely lost it, which is understandable at his age, and third was Derek Jeter in the dugout looking totally defeated and exhausted.
This is (in my opinion) the beginning of the end of an era for the Yankees. You could argue that the beginning of the end happened long ago, and you might be right, but last night really felt like the end. Like the encore after a 2 hour concert when the band plays its biggest hits. Only the biggest hits for the Yankee happened years ago, and all that’s left now it the ruins of a run of success that we may never see the likes of again in our lifetime.
The Yankees (in all likelihood) will fall below .500 this month and if/when they do it will be the first time a Yankee team has had a record under .500 in the month of August since 1995. Good luck topping that.
Back to reality; it’s obviously the end for Mariano Rivera, it looks like it’s the end of the line for Andy Pettitte…again, it may very well be the end for Derek Jeter too, I can’t imagine his legs holding up at all much longer, he got injured running at 75%, what’s going to happen if he runs at full speed? It’s the end for Alex Rodriguez, who will finish this season on the field but then when his suspension ends I expect him and the Yankees to agree to some sort of buyout of his contract and then him retiring if no one else will sign him.
In any case, you won’t see him in pinstripes next year. You also won’t see Kevin Youkilis, Hiroki Kuroda, Travis Hafner, Lyle Overbay, Phil Hughes, or Joba Chamberlain next year, and who knows what will happen with Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson.
2014 will be the Yankees penance, a long and excruciatingly painful season that will serve one purpose and one purpose only and none of it will have anything to with winning anything. On the other side of the self-imposed salary cap is 2015, an uncertain free agent class, and reset financial capabilities. What they will add up to is anyone’s guess but it won’t amount to much of anything if the Yankees don’t start seriously developing their farm system. Seriously.
How exactly does a Yankee fan sum up the Jeter/Rivera era?
I could write for a week and still not do it justice, I'll just say I'm very very thankful.
This is (in my opinion) the beginning of the end of an era for the Yankees. You could argue that the beginning of the end happened long ago, and you might be right, but last night really felt like the end. Like the encore after a 2 hour concert when the band plays its biggest hits. Only the biggest hits for the Yankee happened years ago, and all that’s left now it the ruins of a run of success that we may never see the likes of again in our lifetime.
The Yankees (in all likelihood) will fall below .500 this month and if/when they do it will be the first time a Yankee team has had a record under .500 in the month of August since 1995. Good luck topping that.
Back to reality; it’s obviously the end for Mariano Rivera, it looks like it’s the end of the line for Andy Pettitte…again, it may very well be the end for Derek Jeter too, I can’t imagine his legs holding up at all much longer, he got injured running at 75%, what’s going to happen if he runs at full speed? It’s the end for Alex Rodriguez, who will finish this season on the field but then when his suspension ends I expect him and the Yankees to agree to some sort of buyout of his contract and then him retiring if no one else will sign him.
In any case, you won’t see him in pinstripes next year. You also won’t see Kevin Youkilis, Hiroki Kuroda, Travis Hafner, Lyle Overbay, Phil Hughes, or Joba Chamberlain next year, and who knows what will happen with Robinson Cano and Curtis Granderson.
2014 will be the Yankees penance, a long and excruciatingly painful season that will serve one purpose and one purpose only and none of it will have anything to with winning anything. On the other side of the self-imposed salary cap is 2015, an uncertain free agent class, and reset financial capabilities. What they will add up to is anyone’s guess but it won’t amount to much of anything if the Yankees don’t start seriously developing their farm system. Seriously.
How exactly does a Yankee fan sum up the Jeter/Rivera era?
I could write for a week and still not do it justice, I'll just say I'm very very thankful.